The Challenge

In a personal injury case involving persistent pain without clear structural cause, a solicitor urgently needed specialist input from both a Psychiatrist and a Rheumatologist. The claimant, injured in an EL accident, was showing signs of fibromyalgia and potential somatic symptom disorder - two diagnoses that can be difficult to evidence, and even harder to instruct for.

Without rapid access to the right experts, the case risked delay in establishing causation and psychological impact - two pillars of value in chronic pain claims.

INNEG’s Intervention

INNEG delivered both expert nominations by the next morning:

• Instruction received: 2:55pm, Thursday 1 May 2025

• Psychiatrist nominated (functional & somatic symptom focus): 10:08am, next day

• Rheumatologist nominated (chronic pain/fibromyalgia): 10:26am, same day

Both experts were highly experienced in medico-legal reporting and met the solicitor’s availability criteria - enabling parallel assessment planning without administrative strain.

Outcome for the Solicitor

• Dual expert nominations in under 18 hours

• No need to manage multiple sourcing processes

• Faster progression through causation and psychological reporting stages

• Reduced risk of missed deadlines or costly reassessments later in the claim

• Clearer evidential base for both diagnosis and prognosis planning

Chronic pain and somatic symptom claims are rising in volume - and complexity. Sourcing appropriate experts quickly is often a bottleneck. INNEG’s coordinated response allowed the solicitor to take control of a medically complex case without delay, and without compromising on expert quality.

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